Bracket-support.



PATENTBD APR. 14, 1908.

M. E. LA BERGE.

BRACKET SUPPORT. PPLIOATION FILED MAY31, 1907.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MAXIMILIAN E. LA BERGE, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR TO MURRAYS PATENT FIXTURE COMPANY, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, A CORPORATION OF GA LIFORNIA.

BRACKET-SUPPORT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 14, 1908.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, MAXIMILMN E. LA BERGE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented a new and useful Bracket-Support, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates'to means for sup" porting brackets, one above another, in regu-v lar order.

It is particularly intended for application to show-cases and show windows, although it is applicable generally for other purposes, such as wall brackets, shelves, etc.

The main object of the invention is to provide means for quickly and firmly securing the brackets at pro er height and changing the height as desire Another object of the invention is to pro vide means for quickly removing the shelves or brackets from position without interfering with the adjustmentfor height thereof when it is desired to restore the same to position.

Another object of the invention is to provide a bracket support of neat and attractive appearance, by obviating exposure of perforations in the supporting members.

In the accompanying drawings z-Figure 1 is a vertical section of the show-case provided with my invention. Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional view of one of the'bracket supports. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section on the line Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a pers ective of part of a bracket removed from tlie support. Fig. 5 is a perspective of the bracket support. Fig. 6 is a plan of the fastening means. Fig. 7 is a vertical section showing a modified form of the fastening means. Fig. 8 is a vertical section showing another form of the fastening device. y

The main member of the bracket support consists of a bar, post or column 1, preferably upright, and adapted for attachment, for example, at its lower and upper ends, to a suitable support such as top and bottom of a show-case at the back thereof, as shown in Fig. 1. Said bar is T-shaped in cross section with the headl 2 of the T presented forward, that is, toward the side at which the brackets are to be attached, and the rib 3 of the T presented rearwardly, that is, away from said side. To form attaching means at the top and bottom of the column, this rib 3 is cut away at such portions and the head 2 of the Trail is bent to engage the supports and to form means for'attaching the screws. Thus, at the bottom the said flange portion 4 is bent horizontally to enable attachment of screws screwing into the bottom 5 of the case and at the top it is bent over and then upwardly to form a portion 6 to receive screws for attachment to the top rail 7 of the case.

In the rib 3 of the post lare provided a series of holes 8 to receive the fastening means hereinafter set forth. The bracket supporting means further comprises for each bracket, a slide formed of two plates 9, shaped to embrace the T bar between them and fastened together by screws 10, said slides being spaced apart by a block 11 so that they embrace the T bar with sufficient looseness to enable the slide to be moved freely up and down the T bar except when fastened. The fastening may be effected by means of a pin 12 having a handle 13 and a head 14, the holes 8 in the rib 3 in the T bar being of sufficient size to permit passage of the head therethrough, and the slide plates 9 having similar holes 15. i

In adjusting the slide to any desired position, it is first brought with a hole 15 therein in register with a hole 8 in the supporting post l, and the pin 12 is then inserted through said holes and the slide with attached bracket arm is allowed to drop or is pressed down, bringing the upper edges of the holes 15 in the slide plates between the head 14 and the handle portion 13 of the fastening )in 12, so that the weight of the bracket and s ielf, etc., serves to lock the fastening in in place and the fastening pin serves to ock the slide at the proper height.

Each bracket or shelf supporting arm 16 is formed with a shank 17 for attachment to the slide, said shank having a slot 18 formed therein to 'ht and rest on the block 11' aforesaid, saidblock being formed with an upward projection 19 engaging with a hook 2O at the upper part of the shank and with a shoulder 22 on the lower part of the shankfor engaging with the post 1, so that the bracket or shelf supporting arm will tend to remain in engagement with the said block 11 under its own weight and the weight of the superincumbent shelf, but by tipping the bracket arm upwardly and at the same time drawing it forward it can be removed from the supporting slide. To permit of this movement of the bracket arm the height of the shoulder or projection 19 is a trifleless than the dis- "2 rss-1,5623,

leaf spring 30 secure tance between the shoulder 2.2 and the lower ledge of the block 11 so that by the time the shoulder 22 engages with the block when the arm'is being lifted upward the hook 2O will have passed above the projection 19 and the arm can then be drawn forward. It is possible by thus slipping the bracket and substituting any other bracket to vchange the length of brackets for any particular shelf, or to change the shelves bodily without interfering with the position of the supporting slides, so that the adjustment as to height can be made once for all and the width varied as desired. T he shank of the bracket arm isl preferably set in from the body of the bracket, as shown at 25, so that when the arm is inserted in the slide it will be flush at the joint.

It will be noted that the front of the suporting post orT bar is plain or smooth being free from holes or notches and is thus neater in appearance than a slotted bar would be. At the saine time the presence of holes at definite heights at the rear rib, has the advantage of setting denite lengths and insuring accurate and level setting of the brackets with a minimum of trouble.

The fastening means for the slide may be variously formed. For example, as shown in Fig. 7, the pin 27 similar to pin 12, above described, is pivotally attached to a cam lever 28, whereby, after insertion in the holes of the slide and post, it may be tightened by pressing the cam lever against the post, or as shown in Fig. S the slide may be fastened to the post l by a pin 29 Vpassing through the holes therein, said pin being carried by a so that the pin can be snapped out of the holes when it is desired to shift the slide.

What I claim is l. A bracket support comprising a post formed as a T-bar having its rib rovided with a series of holes, a slide vertica ly movable on and embracing the T-bar, means for engaging in the holes in the said rib to fasten the slide to the T-bar, and a bracket carried by the slide.

2. A bracket support comprisingla post to the slide at one end.

formed as a T-bar having its rib rovided with a series of holes, a slide vertica ly movable on and embracing the T-bar and provided with a hole on either side to register with any one of the'holes-in the post according to the vertical position of the slide on the post, a fastening pin adapted to ass through the said holes and having shou der portions between which the parts of the slide and of the rib extend to interlock the slide and post, and bracket means carried by said slide.

3. In combination with a fianged post, of a recessed slide adjustable thereon to different vertical positions, and a bracket removably supported on said slide and adapted to engage with said post.

4. In combination with a post, of a slide adjustable thereon to diHerent vertical positions, and provided with a projection and a bracket removably sup orted on said slide, said bracket being provided with a shoulder for engaging with the post and with a hook for engaging with said projection lto hold the bracket arm to the slide by gravity.

5. In combination with a perforated, T- shaped post, of two oppositely disposed, recessed, perforated plates adapted to engage with said post, a pin through said perforations, a shouldered block between said plates, and a slotted bracket arm between the lates provided with a hook for engaging wit the shoulder of the block and with a shoulder for engaging with the post.

6. In combination with a perforated, T- shaped ost, the head of which at each end extends eyond the web and isbent and perforated for securing the post in position, a perforated slide for engaging with the ost, and a pin for passing through said er orations and adjustably securing the sli e to the Ost. p In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand at Los Angeles, California, this 20th day of May "1907.

MAXIMILIAN E. LA BERGE. 

